BILL NUMBER: ACR 124	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 9, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bass

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2010

   Relative to the Culver City Police Lieutenant Curtis Massey
Memorial  Freeway   Overpass  .


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 124, as amended, Bass.  Culver City Police Lieutenant Curtis
Massey Memorial  Freeway.   Overpass. 
   This measure would designate  the eastbound portion of  a
specified  portion of   overpass on  the
Interstate 10 Freeway in the City of Los Angeles as the Culver City
Police Lieutenant Curtis Massey Memorial  Freeway 
 Overpass  . The measure would request the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, January 28, 2010, marks the first anniversary of the
tragic death of Lieutenant Curtis Massey of the Culver City Police
Department; and
   WHEREAS, On that date in 2009, Lieutenant Massey was killed when
his unmarked vehicle was struck head-on by a vehicle driven the wrong
way on the Interstate 10 Freeway near National Boulevard in the City
of Los Angeles; and
   WHEREAS, Lieutenant Massey faithfully served the people of
California, and we take this opportunity to look back on his
accomplishments and to pay special tribute to his bravery and
dedication; and
   WHEREAS, Lieutenant Massey was born on June 1, 1967, the son of
Stephen Massey and Padric Davis of Pacific Palisades. Lieutenant
Massey was born at Santa Monica Hospital, as were his grandmother,
mother, and brother; and
   WHEREAS, Lieutenant Massey attended Saint Matthews School and
Palisades High School, graduating as part of the class of 1985. In
those early years, Lieutenant Massey was a role model to many and was
instrumental in the lives of young children through his job as a
summer camp counselor at St. Matthews Day Camp; and
   WHEREAS, Lieutenant Massey furthered his education at Northern
Arizona University where he received his bachelor's degree. In
addition to his collegiate work, Lieutenant Massey devoted himself,
again, to helping others as part of the Flagstaff EMT unit; and
   WHEREAS, That devotion to helping others led Lieutenant Massey to
a career in law enforcement. Accordingly, Lieutenant Massey graduated
from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy in 1992; and
   WHEREAS, Not long thereafter, Lieutenant Massey met his wife
Melody, and they married in 1994 and soon after started a family; and

   WHEREAS, Lieutenant Massey devoted his life to his family and the
public, particularly at-risk youths; and
   WHEREAS, Beginning as a patrol officer, Lieutenant Massey served
with distinction during his 17-year career in a variety of
assignments within the Culver City Police Department; most notably
with the juvenile section of the detective bureau, specifically the
juvenile diversion program; and
   WHEREAS, During that time, Lieutenant Massey's admirable drive to
protect and serve the public, and his dedication to duty, led
Lieutenant Massey to be honored as "Officer of the Year" three times
within the Culver City Police Department. Lieutenant Massey was also
a recipient of the "Medal of Valor," the department's highest honor.
Lieutenant Massey had recently been assigned as the supervisor of the
juvenile section of the detective bureau, and spent a lot of his own
free time working with at-risk children; and
   WHEREAS, Besides his service to the public, Lieutenant Massey was
instrumental in the lives of his own family members, and enjoyed his
role as a devoted father and husband; and
   WHEREAS, Lieutenant Massey would frequent the local ice cream
store with his children in arm, volunteered to carpool children to
and from school when his shift would allow, and enjoyed coaching his
son's sports teams; and
   WHEREAS, Lieutenant Massey is lovingly remembered by his family
and is survived by his wife, Melody, and his three young children;
and
   WHEREAS, For all these reasons, and many more, it is appropriate
to recognize Lieutenant Massey and his devoted work and commitment as
a law enforcement officer; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the  portion of the eastbound
Interstate 10 Freeway between the Interstate 405 interchange and the
National Boulevard exit   eastbound portion of the
National Boulevard overpass on the Interstate 10 Freeway  in the
City of Los Angeles is hereby designated as the Culver City Police
Lieutenant Curtis Massey Memorial  Freeway  
Overpass  ; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent with the signing
requirements for the state highway system, showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.